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Deliberate destruction in the wooden shoe era (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sabotage

'deliberate destruction' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wooden shoe era' is the wordplay.
'wooden shoe' becomes 'sabot' (I've seen this before).
'era' becomes 'age' (both can mean a long period of time).
'sabot'+'age'='SABOTAGE'

'in the' is the link.

(Other definitions for sabotage that I've seen before include "enemy action" , "cripple" , "Wreck" , "Subversion by inflicting damage" , "Deliberate wrecking" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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